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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2010; 16(41): 5225-5232
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5225
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5225
Transient elastography: A non-invasive tool for assessing liver fibrosis in HIV/HCV patients
Valentina Li Vecchi, Maurizio Soresi, Giovanni Mazzola, Pietro Colletti, Maurizio Mineo, Emanuele La Spada, Giuseppe Montalto, Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Pathologies, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 141, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Claudia Colomba, Paola Di Carlo, Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Giovanni Vizzini, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Via Tricomi 1, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Author contributions: Montalto G, Li Vecchi V and Mazzola G designed the research; Li Vecchi V, Mazzola G, La Spada E, Colletti P, Mineo M, Colomba C and Di Carlo P performed the research; Soresi M analyzed the data; Li Vecchi V and Montalto G wrote the paper; Montalto G, Soresi M and Vizzini G reviewed the paper.
Correspondence to: Giuseppe Montalto, Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Pathologies, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 141, 90127 Palermo, Italy. gmontal@unipa.it
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Received: April 14, 2010
Revised: June 1, 2010
Accepted: June 8, 2010
Published online: November 7, 2010
Revised: June 1, 2010
Accepted: June 8, 2010
Published online: November 7, 2010
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